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Hurricane Milton hurled tornadoes and rain at the Tampa Bay area Wednesday on its steady, potentially catastrophic march toward Florida’s west coast, where officials issued a final plea to residents to evacuate or face grim odds of survival. CBC | World News
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Milton hurtles toward already-battered Florida as a Category 5 Hurricane
Milton rapidly strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane, the strongest level, in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday on a path toward Florida, threatening a dangerous storm surge in Tampa Bay and setting the stage for potential mass evacuations. CBC | World News
Read More »Helene strengthens to Category 3 hurricane as it churns toward Florida
Hurricane Helene could cause a “nightmare” scenario of catastrophic storm surge in northwestern Florida, officials warned Thursday as they urged residents to heed evacuation orders ahead of the enormous storm, which is expected to cause significant damage hundreds of kilometres inland across much of the southeastern U.S. CBC | World News
Read More »Residents evacuate as Helene barrels toward Florida as a major hurricane
Helene became a hurricane Wednesday after the huge storm rapidly strengthened in the Caribbean Sea and moved north along Mexico’s coast on a path toward the U.S., prompting residents to evacuate, schools to close and officials to declare emergencies in Florida and Georgia. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump safe after gunshots reported near his Florida golf club, Secret Service says
Donald Trump is safe after gunshots were reported in his vicinity Sunday afternoon in Florida, his campaign and the U.S. Secret Service said. It was not immediately clear whether the reported shots were targeted at the Republican presidential nominee. CBC | World News
Read More »Florida company faces multiple lawsuits after massive data breach
A Florida-based company is facing multiple legal complaints after a massive data breach. One proposed class action alleges hackers accessed nearly three billion files containing personal data on people in Canada, the U.S. and the United Kingdom, including names and addresses. CBC | World News
Read More »Hurricane Debby bears down on Florida, bringing fears of catastrophic flooding
The centre of Hurricane Debby is expected to bring potential record-setting rains and catastrophic flooding to northern Florida before it heads to the coastal regions of Georgia and South Carolina. CBC | World News
Read More »McDavid says getting over Edmonton’s Game 7 loss to Florida in Stanley Cup final will take time
The sting of losing Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final lingered for the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Edmonton Oilers fall short in Stanley Cup final as Florida Panthers win 1st-ever title
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Read More »Rapper Julio Foolio dead after Florida shooting
Rapper Julio Foolio was killed in a Sunday morning shooting outside a Tampa, Fla., hotel. The rapper, whose legal name is Charles Jones, had been out celebrating his 26th birthday at locations he had publicly announced on social media before he and three others were shot in a parking lot. CBC | World News
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